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2014Annual Report

Year-In-Review Special Report

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Top Stories of 2014

Longmont Railroad Tie FireApril 17th—On Wednesday night at 8:09 p.m. Mountain View Fire Rescue was requested by Long-mont Fire to 1st and Martin near Longmont’s wastewater plant where a pile of railroad ties were on fire. Crews worked through the night and into Thursday morning to extinguish the flames.

Suspects at Black Rock Elementary School Arson Identified and Arrested

July 3rd—Erie Police Officers have arrested three juvenile males and one adult male, in connection with the June 18, 2014, fire in the playground area at the Black Rock Elementary School, 2000 Mountain View Boulevard, Erie, Colorado. Erie Police worked with Mountain View Fire Rescue and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to successfully resolve this arson.

A Message From Chief Lawley

Mark A. Lawley Fire Chief

As we move into Calendar year 2015 the Fire District remains committed to be-ing a quality responsible service provider. The Fire District’s pay as you go philoso-phy has allowed for the completion of a multi-million dollar joint remodel with the Town of Mead to the combined fire station and town hall this past year.

This, coupled with several apparatus pur-chases this past year, has allowed the Dis-trict to nearly complete a 9 million dollar, six year fleet and facilities improvement plan without raising the taxes or incur-ring debt to our citizens.

Equally important is the District’s com-mitment to look at collaborative efforts with other entities to reduce the burden and expense of service delivery. We have several partnerships in place with com-munities such as the City of Longmont, Weld County Government and others to provide cost efficient service while main-taining a fiscally conservative agenda. The District works closely with a variety of individuals, groups, private sector com-panies and elected officials to promote a responsive yet responsible service deliv-ery agenda. As we continue, we will build the necessary infrastructure, relation-ships and business intellect that will pro-mote quality service delivery in a respon-sible manner.

Our vision is one that promotes the highest quality of service through:• Continuous improvement  • Community involvement  • Creative innovation  • Regional cooperation

These core principles have guided us in our decision making and have given us the opportunity to truly examine meth-ods that will alleviate duplication of ser-vices while creating sustainable fiscal and operational outcomes.

As we move forward it is imperative that we work with our communities to pro-mote economic development, as it is the catalyst to being able to promote private sector growth while providing cost effec-tive emergency services. We also believe that consolidated services have emer-gency, operational and fiscal benefits that ultimately reduce redundancy in infra-structure, personnel and the cost of these services to the tax payer.

Finally, we are vested in the idea that our vision, mission and values are the instru-ments that will guide us in making re-sponsible decisions that will continue to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Best regards,Mark A. Lawley Fire Chief

Welcome!

MVFR: Support Our Troops

July 4th—You’ll notice the crews of Moun-tain View Fire Rescue wearing red instead of their normal Class B blue shirts. MVFR is joining the R.E.D. Fridays movement that is occurring across the nation. R.E.D. Fridays stands for Remember Everyone Deployed and the program was created in 2006 to show support and appreciation for those that serve our country in the armed forces.

Senator Gardner attends Mead Town Hall & Fire Station Ribbon Cutting

September 13th—MVFR & the Town of Mead celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Town Hall and Mead Fire Station with former Congressman and current Senator Cory Gardner.

Explosions Structure Fires Trash Fires Vehicle Fires Wildland, Grass& Crop Fires

Other Fires

Service Calls &Good Intentions

66

66

81 74

6 82

9

False Alarms

25

52

39 24

02

26

EmergencyMedical Calls

1,8

26

1,8

39

1,9

00

1,9

47

Extrications& Rescues

7 298 9

HazardousMaterials

9884 96107

Colored bars are not exact correlative proportions.

Grand Total

3,7

89

3,5

82 3,

98

2

3,6

51

2014 CALLBREAKDOWN

1,947 Emergency Medical Calls

829 Service Calls & Good intentions

596 Motor Vehicle Accidents

226 False Alarms

9 Extrications & Rescues

71 Fires, Other

107 Hazardous Materials

71 Wildland, Grass & Crop Fires

30 Structure Fires

26 Trash Fires

24 Vehicle Fires

6 Explosions

Motor VehicleAccidents

44

0

52

7

52

3 59

6

FIRE EMERGENCY CALLS

ALL OTHER EMERGENCY CALLS

2011 2012 2013 2014

2 52 6 303535 30 213537 26 222537 2468

9291 71

59

101

71 71

2014 Emergency Response Statistics

Community Outreach Programs & Objectives

Long- and Short-Term District Goals Achieved in 2014

MVFR programs and projects provide opportunities to share the fire safety message. Educational outreach is tailored to specific audiences: children, adults and seniors living, learning and working in the District. The community outreach team met and surpassed all of its outlined strategic goals for the year 2014. The program focuses on educational outreach to share fire and life safety messages. The following was completed through the Community Outreach Division.

• 21 CPR & First Aid classes certifying over 200 individuals.

• 12 AED trainings to schools within the MVFR District.

• 196 car seats checked.

• Multiple station tours offering fire safety and injury prevention information to school and

scouting organizations throughout the District.

• Fire Prevention Week visited over 1800 children aged 3-8 years old in ten schools located within the District, focusing on the importance of smoke alarms.

• Santa Runs delivered important Christmas safety messages to over 1000 District residents.

MVFR Cares for the Community

• 9Health Fairs & Easter Egg Hunts• Mead Summer Festival & Mead Community Days• Erie Town Fair & Erie Trunk or Treat• Niwot Lefthanders Day & Niwot Holiday Parade• Carbon Valley Music Festival & Carbon Valley Holiday Festival• Colorado National Golf Course Extravaganza

Mountain View Fire Rescue proudly supports and attends multiple community events. In 2014 MVFR attended over 30 community events, including:

Accomplishments for 2014

• In 2014, Mountain View Fire Rescue changed their response model in the Boulder County area to assist with the needs of the community. An officer was added to this station as well as the capability of switching from an ambulance to an engine depending on the call.

• MVFR placed a new Wildland Type 3 interface engine in service. This apparatus completed its first National Deployment by assisting with the July Complex Fires & Log Fires in California. All crew members of the MVFR completed advanced Wildland training to be better prepared for all risk scenarios.

• The EMS Division was awarded the Colorado EMTS Provider Grant from the Emergency Medicine & Trauma Services Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment that will add 6 Zoll AEDs and a training manikin/simulator to enhance the skills of our Paramedics and EMTs.

• MVFR received a $10,000 grant from BNSF which was used to increase the amount of extrication equipment managed by the technical rescue division.

• MVFR received an Energy Impact Grant for nearly $300,000 for the construction/remodel of Station 3 in Mead. Construction of this station and the new Mead Town Hall was completed in September of 2014.

• The Training Division of MVFR developed and completed the Acting Officers Development Academy. The division also focused on increasing its use of training props and completed the surface water rescue awareness program.

• All Officers and Acting Officers within MVFR became Blue Card certified. This certification included state of the art training focused on teaching Officers how to standardize local incident operations within MVFR.

• MVFR continued multiple trainings regionally with mutual and auto-aid departments for hazardous materials, tech rescue, live fires, oil & gas drills, and many other company trainings.

• New hires for 2014 included 4 new seasonal paramedics, 6 paid part time firefighters, 2 volunteer firefighters, 3 career firemedics, 1 career firefighter, and 1 battalion chief.

• Mountain View Fire Rescue also took the safety of its firefighters to a new level by hiring a Health and Wellness Coordinator that focuses on fitness assessments, education through newsletters and training, and the overall wellbeing of the MVFR team.

• The MVFR team continued an active role in multiple local community organizations including Carbon Valley Rotary, Erie Rotary, Mead Rotary, Carbon Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mead Chamber of Commerce, Erie Chamber of Commerce, two scholarship committees and continually met with representatives that serve the MVFR District.

• Mountain View Fire Rescue continued to work towards a lower Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating by purchasing apparatus and equipment to better serve its citizens.

$4,113,846 Real Property Tax From Boulder

$263,734 Miscellaneous Revenue

$263,918 Wildland

$955,519 EMS Transport Charges

$611,213 Specific Ownership Tax Weld

$218,389 Specific Ownership Tax Boulder

$7,277,453 Real Property Tax From Weld

2014 REVENUE

$37,219 Firefighter Health & Safety

$389,661 Community Outreach

$67,914 Fire Prevention

$11,161 Communications

$365,646 Training

$470,770 Fleet Maintenance

$100,976 Wildland / Rescue

$2,250,462 EMS

$422,409 Stations & Grounds

$5,720,793

Firefighting

$3,825,720 Administration

2014 EXPENDITURES

STATION

STATION

STATION

STATION

STATION

STATION

MVFR District3 minutes5 minutes7 minutes10 minutes

RESPONSETIMES

PLATTEVILLE

ERIE

FORTLUPTON

BOULDER

LONGMONT

MEAD

NIWOT FREDERICK

85

36

287

2566

52

7

119

STATION

Financial Report & Stations

Fire Prevention & Training Report

Engine Company Inspection ProgramIn 2014, 814 inspections were assigned with 736 being completed by the Engine Company and 62 completed by Fire Prevention personnel.

16 Inspections were “No Contact.” (unable to contact an occupant.)

108 reinspections were conducted with 5 of them being conducted by the Prevention Division for additional follow up.

Businesses Located Within the District Were Inspected

IN 2014798

Plans Reviewed by Jurisdiction

New Construction/Remodel/Tenant Fin-

ish 48

Extinguishing System 4

Fire Alarm System & Alteration 17

Commercial Site 37

Oil & Gas 13

Other 44

Residential Site 48

Sprinkler System- Commercial 19

Sprinkler System- Residential 29

Subdivision- Commercial/Mixed 2

Subdivision- Residential 22

Technical 28

Water System/Utility 3

Total 314

Boulder County 89

Dacono 24

Erie 80

Mead 29

Weld County 90

Other 2

Total 314

ReviewA total of 314 plans were received for review in 2014. This is not a significant change from 2013.

Annual Business Inspections 62

Building Construction 45

Elevator Test 12

Extinguishing System 3

Fire Alarm System 22

Fire Pump 1

Hydrant Test 6

Reinspection/Referral 13

Special 39

Sprinkler System- Commercial 56

Sprinkler System- Residential 47

Technical 9

Total 315

Prevention Division Inspections“Special” inspections are complaints, incident response, Knox box installations/key changes, special requests, new businesses, special events, home fire safety survey, fire drills, or subdivision access, etc.

“Technical” inspections are specialized, seasonal, or not very common inspections such as those associated with a change in use, fireworks, fire pumps, spray booths, fuel tanks, etc.

Fire Training Hours

16,2

70

.75

16,5

86

.25 2

6,8

31.5

0

27

,25

7

2014

2014 Board of DirectorsMountain View Fire Rescue is governed by a citizen-elected Board of Directors.

All members elected to board positions reside within the boundaries of the District. The Board of Directors meets on a monthly basis.

3561 N Stagecoach Rd. Longmont, CO 80504 (303) 772-0710 mvfpd.org

President Joe BakerTerm ending May 2016

Vice President Jerrod VanlandinghamTerm ending May 2016

Treasurer Debra BrodheadTerm ending May 2016

Secretary Catherine HenzeTerm ending May 2018

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Scott BarcewskiTerm ending May 2018